There was a time when exerting just a little more effort than my peers could keep me on top of my elementary-school world. Study a little harder for the spelling bee? Boom, school representative. Enlist the help of my engineer dad on my science fair project for a perfect 100/100. Literally just showing up every day earned a perfect attendance ribbon. That’s it! All you had to do was show up! My report card was filled with accolades that made it seem like I spent my days in a pint-sized lab coat curing cancer and solving the crisis in the Middle East.
Mariners lose game but in encouraging fashion
